The news is out: Tron is going public. A reverse merger with SRM Entertainment. Tron, Inc. is born. A digital asset treasury built on TRX. Eric Trump potentially joining the team. Why does all this matter to a downtrodden street artist in a provincial town in Vietnam? Or an emerging...
The AI revolution is happening now, and who has a seat at the table? As Silicon Valley titans guard GPU resources, an exciting new initiative—known as GDePIN, from AI Pulse—aims to democratize access. But will it really open up new opportunities for artists from Southeast Asia? Or is this another...
The Senate's GENIUS Act. Sounds impressive, right? "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins." But beneath the shiny acronym lies a nagging question: Whose innovation are we really guiding? And perhaps most importantly, are we doing so at the expense of a whole generation of artists?Let's be blunt: the...
Recently, the Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a bill that would create a regulatory framework for stablecoins. We know that the political back-and-forth in Washington D.C. feels far away and abstract right now, but it’s not. With the proper support, this legislation has the potential to further energize the burgeoning...
Gee, the crypto world sure is a gilded cage, huh? A world of Cpos, Crusoe, laser eyes, and frankly just a bunch of noise. Yet every once in a while, something comes along that penetrates the hype and provides an actual opportunity. Avalanche’s free gaming battle pass could be that...
Is Moscow the new unexpected partner in crime for Southeast Asian crypto artists? Sounds crazy, right? But hear me out. The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) launching a Bitcoin index might seem like a purely Russian affair, a step towards legitimizing crypto within its own borders. However, if you scratch beneath the...
We’ve all seen it. The frenzy. The lines. The resale prices. Labubu, that already adorable, already creepy little elf-like freak, has made himself a huge and pretty well-deserved success. Are we seeing a true moment in culture, or a strategic bait and switch doomsday device ready to self-destruct? Labubu’s trajectory...
You all remember that wide-mouthed, somewhat creepy, but oh so famous elf statuette. It took Asia by storm, stoked by blind boxes, influencer-backed marketing, and the global economy’s most dangerous motivator: the fear of missing out. In the meantime, fortunes were made as Pop Mart’s stock soared. For a little...
The world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) moves rapidly, requiring them to be created more quickly and deployed in a wider variety of use cases. To address this very issue, Colle AI is doing something radical by launching Supermeme— a design-first NFT tools powerhouse. Together, these tools will enable creators of...
Southeast Asia is a sleeping giant of creativity and innovation. This part of the country is teeming with creative genius. Painters, sculptors, digital artists and musicians each bring their own narrative and point of view. How many of these artists are actually making a living? Few in comparison are truly...
